Mebane explains a situation in which she was in, where a light-skinned teacher called her into the office. She did this to tell Mebane that she scored the highest on the verbal section of a test that all freshman had to take (255). Mebane saw the situation as the teacher questioning the score. She feels that the faculty favored light-skinned people to dark-skinned people because light-skinned people seemed to be more intelligent. This is where I think her experiences shape this essay. Sh

Maybe it was not all in Mebane's head. She explains a situation that arose when she was in high school. When she was a freshman, there was a sophomore who was smart and caramel-colored. Mebane knew that even though she deserved the "best girl scholar" award from her high school, this other girl, Rose, would get it. Unfortunately Mebane was right. She did not receive the award until her senior year when Rose graduated (258).

However, there were enough males to reject dark women that some of these women had to come up with methods to make themselves known. For example, they did things like find light-skinned women to hang around to make themselves feel important. They also occupied themselves in jobs like teaching and religious activities. Some took the d

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Approximate Word count = 510
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)